'A Gifted Man'

CBS

What we said then: "In the stunningly-filmed pilot, both Michael Holt -- our 'Gifted Man' -- and the viewer are asked to digest a lot, but we're willing to bear with it and see if the subsequent episodes can strike the same supernatural-but-not-super-goofy note, retain the production values and keep us interested." What we say now: We mentioned in our review (linked above) that the show had a tough timeslot to fill -- Friday nights -- so we're not surprised that it isn't a runaway hit at this point. But CBS can apparently afford to hold on and has ordered up three more episodes, but has stopped short of a full season order. -- Liz Kelly Nelson, Zap2it

What we said then: "In the stunningly-filmed pilot, both Michael Holt -- our 'Gifted Man' -- and the viewer are asked to digest a lot, but we're willing to bear with it and see if the subsequent episodes can strike the same supernatural-but-not-super-goofy note, retain the production values and keep us interested." What we say now: We mentioned in our review (linked above) that the show had a tough timeslot to fill -- Friday nights -- so we're not surprised that it isn't a runaway hit at this point. But CBS can apparently afford to hold on and has ordered up three more episodes, but has stopped short of a full season order. -- Liz Kelly Nelson, Zap2it (CBS)

What we said then: "In the stunningly-filmed pilot, both Michael Holt -- our 'Gifted Man' -- and the viewer are asked to digest a lot, but we're willing to bear with it and see if the subsequent episodes can strike the same supernatural-but-not-super-goofy note, retain the production values and keep us interested." What we say now: We mentioned in our review (linked above) that the show had a tough timeslot to fill -- Friday nights -- so we're not surprised that it isn't a runaway hit at this point. But CBS can apparently afford to hold on and has ordered up three more episodes, but has stopped short of a full season order. -- Liz Kelly Nelson, Zap2it